Which of the following is India’s oldest city?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. Varanasi.
Varanasi
- It is also known as Kashi and Benares, is widely considered the oldest continuously inhabited city in India and one of the oldest in the world.
- In the 8th century, Adi Shankara established the worship of Shiva as an official sect of Varanasi.
- Tulsidas wrote his Ramcharitmanas, a Bhakti movement reworking of the Sanskrit Ramayana, in Varanasi.
- Several other major figures of the Bhakti movement were born in Varanasi, including Kabir and Ravidas.
- Dashashwamedh Ghat is a main ghat in Varanasi located on the Ganges River.
- The famous Kashi Vishwanath Temple, one of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines. is located in the city.